Climate Change Data

Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019)

Reporting Period: 2019

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:43,632 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:10.2%
Total Energy Consumption:104.1 MWh/year
Water Consumption:207 liters/1000 EUR sales
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Human Rights
  • Labor
  • Health, Safety & Environment
  • Anti-Discrimination & Anti-Corruption

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 7.3 percent from 47,061 tons CO2 equivalents to 43,632 tons CO2 equivalents.
  • Reduced electricity consumption by almost 5 percent.
  • Increased renewable energy share by almost 3 percent to 10.2 percent of overall energy consumption.
  • Reduced water withdrawal by 1.4 percent from 210 liters to 207 liters per thousand EUR of sales volume.
  • Drastically reduced the number of transport boxes and packaging materials by improved packaging systems.

Social Achievements

  • Provided more than 76,000 training hours for employees.
  • Reduced the number of days lost due to accidents by 25 percent.
  • Organized various events supporting social causes and educational initiatives.
  • Supported life-long learning of employees with focused training programs.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a Code of Conduct for employees and suppliers, addressing anti-corruption, human rights, and labor standards.
  • 721 employees successfully completed compliance e-learning courses.
  • Regular internal audits focused on health, safety, environment, and compliance.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Disruptive tendencies in the automotive industry, including increasing individual mobility, the shift to electric drivetrains, vehicle digitalization, and demands for increased functionality at reduced costs.
  • Need to improve global footprint in line with customer demands.
  • Need to hire, retain, and train employees aligned with rising industry requirements and demographic changes.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Comprehensive transformation program 'One Huf plus' aimed at restructuring, optimization, and increased efficiency and transparency.
  • Optimizing plants according to lean management principles.
  • Improving overall transparency by creating a new basis for consistent, unified data.
  • Reorganization project to foster transparency, responsibility, and high performance.
  • Improving Human Resources strategy and processes.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI (Global Reporting Initiative)

Certifications: IATF 16949:2016, DIN EN ISO 14001:2015

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Lightweight design, reducing the number of components, and improving quality and durability of products; waterborne coatings.

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed